Modeling the Gorongosa National Park Ecosystem

Modeling the Gorongosa National Park Ecosystem

Task overview & Responses

Navigate to summit and open the Modeling Gorongosa National Park group activity from last week

Objectives (S.W.B.A.T.)

• Students will be able to assess the position of an organism on its corresponding food web.

• Students will be able to create a basic food web of Gorongosa National Park using at least 5 organism cards and a template.

• Students will be able to define key ecological terms.

This image is found under task 2.

In your groups, answer the questions under task 2!

Open Ended

How would you describe the direction that the arrows are moving?

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Why are all arrows pointing to the Decomposer?

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Which role (Decomposer, Consumer, or Producer) is the only living thing that can obtain energy directly from the Sun?

Open Ended

Which role (Decomposer, Consumer, or Producer) is the only living thing that can obtain energy directly from the Sun?

Open Ended

What’s another word for Primary Consumer?

Poll

Is energy flowing from Producers → Consumers or is it flowing from Consumers → Producers?

• Producers → Consumers

• Consumers → Producers?

Open Ended

When scientists talk about “energy” in an ecosystem, what are they referring to?

Open Ended

How does energy move throughout an ecosystem?

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When scientists talk about “matter” in an ecosystem, what are they referring to?

Open Ended

How does matter move throughout an ecosystem?

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Which organism was in the A spot? What was its role?

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Which organism was in the B spot? What was its role?

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Which organism was in the c spot? What was its role?

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Which organism was in the D spot? What was its role?

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Which organism was in the E spot? What was its role?